A Season By Hand and other stuff

I am really excited about this new blog hop that begins today. A Season by Hand by Clover and Violet. I am going to reveal my hand project on July 9. This blog hop will be great fun to see what ideas come from the other bloggers who are going to share their hand sewing projects. You might be inspired to start your own project to work on while you travel or even just sit outside enjoying your summertime.
There is also going to be prizes and a chance for you to link up your hand sewing project at the end of the hop. Be sure to check out each blog during the next two months.
Thanks to Jennie and Clara for putting all this together. 

June 4 – Alyce – Blossom Heart Quilts
June 6 – Emily – Mommy’s Nap Time
June 7 – Jodi – Pleasant Home
June 10 – Suz – PatchworknPlay
June 11 – Beth – Plum and June
June 13 – Jenniffier – Jenniffier’s Sometimes Creative Life
June 14 – Heidi – Fabric Mutt
June 17 – Rachael – Imagine Gnats
June 18 – Elaine – Dashasel Sews
June 20 – Sandie – Crazy ‘Bout Quilts
June 21 – Amy – Lots of Pink Here
June 24 – Danny – Mommy for Reals
June 25 – Cindy – Tops to Treasures
June 27 – Leanne – She Can Quilt
June 28 – Melissa – Sew Bittersweet Designs
July 1 – Cindy – Fluffy Sheep Quilting
July 2 – Rhonda – Quilter in the Gap
July 3 – Trish – Notes of Sincerity
July 5 – Erin – Why Not Sew
July 8 – Chrissy – Sew Lux
July 9 – Carrie – A Passion for Applique
July 11 – Katy – The Littlest Thistle
July 12 – Kelley – Casa Crafty
July 15 – Emily – Strawberry Patch
July 16 – Heather and Megan – Quilt Story
July 18 – Annette – My Rose Valley
July 19 – Katy – There & Back
July 22 – Melissa – Lilac Lane
July 23 – Jenelle – Echinops & Aster
July 25 – Shanna – Fiber of All Sorts
July 26 – Jane – Jane’s Fabrics and Quilts
Wrap up and Linky running July 26 – August 5, 2013

I finished binding another donation quilt. This quilt was a BOM from a local quilt shop that is no longer open. These are old blocks from the early 2000's. The center applique block was from a Hawaiian applique class I took years ago. I even forgot that it was in this quilt. My daughter put the blocks together a couple years ago thinking she might want it but has changed her mind. So I got Laura to quilt it. She just did some meandering on this quilt.  It will be added to the other quilts that I am donating. 

Yesterday I spent the morning cleaning the walls of the room that will soon be my sewing room. Today I got around to painting around the edges of the room. I do the trim and cut work and Mr. P. does the rolling. Hopefully I will have my part done by this weekend so he can do his part.

Yesterday I harvested the first bunch of peas from the garden. I am growing two kinds. The little round peas are so sweet it is like eating sugar 

With Passion,

Carrie P.

ps. Don't forget to link up your UFOs here.